IBM PowerVM Hypervisor data manipulation
Priority LOW 20CWE-409Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1050.00 through FW1050.30 and FW1060.00 through FW1060.20 could allow a local user, under certain Linux processor combability mode configurations, to cause undetected data loss or errors when performing gzip compression using HW acceleration.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00131 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | PowerVM Hypervisor | FW1050.00 – FW1050.30; FW1060.00 – FW1060.20 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PowerVM Hypervisor VendorIBM Affected FW1050.00 – FW1050.30; FW1060.00 – FW1060.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qmj-p674-g42j
References
More IBM Powervm Hypervisor vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15241 IBM Power FW security bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14280 IBM PowerVM gain access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-16362 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, and FW950 could allow an attacker that gains service… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-16363 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, FW950, and FW1010, through a specific sequence of VM… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-14281 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.9
- TI-2023-10961 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-0986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qmj-p674-g42j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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